A Private Function

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Monica D Oct 12 If you love animals, this is the wrong film to watch. Although it's supposed to be good a d funny. How can you laugh when you know the pig is killed at the end? For people who eat meat, this will be fine, but vegans can't find this funny. See more Jens B @Jens97 Jul 25 A highly idiosyncratic historical comedy that deals with food rationing after World War II and its effects on small-town society, which represents British society. Topics such as class struggle, corruption, opportunism, and much more are explored with subtlety and dark humor. The whole thing is garnished with a funny grandmother who is slowly becoming demented and provides a few laughs. However, "A Private Function" gets pretty boring. The fact that the film is still enjoyable is due to the outstanding cast, which includes Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Pete Postlethwaite, and a truly adorable pig. See more David L Jan 25 I was was 13 when that movie was released and missed it. Never herd from it. I've just watched it on Prime. What a delight. Brillant, perfectly acted, fun. So British. A must seen ! See more Jimmy P 11/23/2023 Simply hilarious. If you like Michael Palin and Maggie Smith and British films then you will love this film. If not you won't. Set in post war Britain when rationing was still in full swing. I remember my Dad telling me the first time he saw a banana he was ten years old and ate it skin and all. He didn't know he was supposed to peel it. A little glimpse to hard, sometimes cruel times, but very funny. See more Stephen W 02/21/2023 Put it like this, if your an animal lover and /or vegetarian....DON'T WATCH THIS! lots of scenes of carrying pig carcasses about, crewd scenes in a butchers shop, mentioning of killing that pig by throat cutting, Then near the end a big mallet lined up to his head, people in the house going around after the pig to cut it's throat , and then it is killed, not shown, but the films atmosphere makes it feel real...... I should have stopped watching it! NOT for sensitive animal lovers........ See more Isla S 09/03/2022 This is a quite amusing British farce style film, set shortly after the 2nd World War. Its a bit surreal as it features Michael Palin under pressure to kill a pig and Maggie Smith being a typical English lady of the somewhat upper class. The dialogue is quite humorous and it looked like the kind of film that would do well on stage, indeed its based on a story by Alan Bennett. If you like this sort of film then you should definitely check it out, so yes, I would recommend it - the talk of the smell that various people in the house reported and the main characters had to downplay, made me laugh. See more Read all reviews

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